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dequalinium

dequalinium noun: a quaternary ammonium cation whose chloride salt is used in several medications.

Noun

dequalinium (uncountable)

  1. A quaternary ammonium cation whose chloride salt is used in several medications.

Origin of dequalinium

From de(cyl)[Term?] + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Questions about dequalinium

What does dequalinium mean?
Dequalinium means a quaternary ammonium cation whose chloride salt is used in several medications.
What part of speech is dequalinium?
Dequalinium is a noun.

Words near dequalinium in the dictionary

  1. depyrogenation
  2. DEQ
  3. Deqing
  4. dequalification
  5. dequalifications
  6. dequalinium
  7. dequantitate
  8. dequantitated
  9. dequantitates
  10. dequantitating
  11. dequantization

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